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The Good Stuff: Members and the Profession in Local News, January 2018

Jan 17, 2018/News

"The Good Stuff" is an occasional series that highlights recent, mostly local media coverage of physical therapy and APTA members, with an emphasis on good news and stories of how individual PTs and PTAs are transforming health care and society every day.

Study: To Avoid LBP, Runners Should Think Deep

Jan 19, 2018/Review

Even though they are keeping fit, up to 14% of American runners experience low back pain each year.

Lucy Blair Service Award

Awards

This award acknowledges and honors physical therapists and physical therapist assistants whose contributions to the association at both the national and component levels, like those of Lucy Blair, have been of exceptional value and impact.

PTA to PT Career Transition

Becoming a PTA is not a "steppingstone" to becoming a PT. But approximately 10% of PTAs explore careers as PTs.

The Benefits of Exercise on Brain Health

We apply the principles of exercise to our patients, but what about to ourselves? Learn about the cumulative effects of physical activity on your brain health from neuroscientist and APTA member Joyce Gomes-Osman, PT, PhD. (38 min.)

Single-Leg Stance

Oct 22, 2014/Test & Measure

Single-Leg Stance

Telehealth

Sep 20, 2019/Policies & Bylaws

House position: Telehealth is a well‐defined and established method of health services delivery.

APTA House of Delegates

Our House of Delegates is made up of APTA members from across the country who adopt motions to guide the profession and association.

Congressional Roundup: What's on APTA's Legislative Advocacy Radar

Apr 26, 2019/News

Believe it or not, there's much more going on in Washington, DC, than the stuff that becomes fodder for late-night talkshow hosts. Important legislation is being considered, and APTA and its members are there to advocate for changes that help the physical therapy profession's ability to deliver patient-centered

Innovative Models of Care Delivery

Sep 1, 2015/Feature

Creating a model to more effectively treat post-acute care patients who have had hip or knee surgery.